Thanks. I was just in Southern Ill. with my mom ( the real genealogist) visiting relatives. We live in Texas. Unfortunately I could not talk my mom into going to Vienna while we we there. I really wanted to go to the library. I may just have to go back up myself! :o The only infor that I have on the Veach family at this time is a record from the 1900 Censusfor Simpson Township, Illinois which is in Johnson County. Page 276 line 12-17. We are related to Frances Veach's wife Mary Lee Smart. Sue -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] Sent: Jun 27, 2004 9:13 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ILJOHNSO] VEACH My great-grandmother, Mary Leona Perkins, married Will Veach and they moved around the country, including a homestead in Montana. Will and his brother, J. D. went bear hunting in Colorado and helped to establish the turkey farming industry in that state. Imagine my surprise in finding Veach families in southern Illinois. Now Will was only my step-great-grandfather and no blood relation, but my grandmother knew him only as her dad. I have a few Veach pictures - including one of Ankah Mellet. I know that the relationship is distant, but there is VEACH information in a book at the library in Vienna. You may contact the librarian there if you need more information. Donnell Redlingshafer Wisniewski ==== ILJOHNSO Mailing List ==== Visit the Official Johnson Co IL ILGenWeb Site! http://www.rootsweb.com/~iljohnso/